Hydroxybenzenesulfonamidotriazines and preparation of same



Patented Dec. 26, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HYpRoxYBENfzEnEsULFoNAMmornfm ZINES AND PREPARATION OF SAME Martin E; Hultquist, Bound Brook, J., and

Yellapragada SubbaRow,

deceased, late of Pearl River, Y., by Aloysius J. Bryant. administrator, South Nyack, N. Y., assignors to American Cyanamid Company, New York,

N. Y, a corporation of Maine No Drawing. Application January '7, 1949, Serial No. 69,823

3 Claims. (C1. 260*24913) formula R'O-O- SOzNRMM in which It represents hydrogen or an aliphatic, aralkyl or heterocyclic radical, Triz represents a triazine radical attached to the amide nitrogen by a carbon in the heterocyclic ring and R represents hydrogen or anacyl group. The triazine radical may hear one or more substituent radicaS at the remaining positions such as alkyl, aryl, ara'lkyl, chloro, amino, substituted amino radicals and the like, or it may form a part of a com densed heterocyclic system.

The hydrogen atom of the phenolic -OH radical as well as that attached to the amide nitrogen where R. equals hydrogen are acidic in nature and may be replaced by simple neutralization or otherwise with a cationic radical of a metal or organic base. Such salts are of particular value especially in that the solubility of the compound is affected thereby, usually increased. Obviously such salts are included within the scope of the present invention.

The new p-hydroxybenzenesulfonamidotriazines may be prepared by several distinct methods, the more important of which will be described in the specific exam le which folows. The preferred method is by the hydrolysis of a suitable ester of a p-hydroxybenzenesulfonamidotriazine under either acidic or alkaline conditions whereby the -OH group is formed in the reaction. Theseesters which have the general formula R o-Osomnrriz R being an acyl radical, are believed to be new and are intended to be included within the scope of the invention. These esters are valuable per se as drugs since they may be hydrolyzed in the system.

To prepare the new acyl compounds of the 2 present invention several methods are available. A preferred method involves the condensation of an appropriate benzene sulfonyl halide with an amino triazine in accordance with the followin equation:

In the above R is an acyi radical such as benz'oyl, acetyl, iuroyl, tosyl, carbethoxy or the like which may later be removed by hydrolysis. X is a halo-- gen, preferably chlorine, but if desired fluorine or bromine. Triz is a triazine radical suchas Kiel-if tionecl above attached by a carbon atom (if the triazine ring.

To prepare intermediates in which It is an or ganic radical of the kind mentioned above, see ohdary amines such as Z-N-dbeta-hydrciXyethyl) amino-triazine, Z-(N- methyIamino) triaZirie and the like are employed in the reaction.-

The preferred method of efiecti-ng the con densation is to bring togethertne reactants in the above equation at 0 to G.- until con clensation is completed. It is rererred that the" condensation be conducted with the reactants dissolved or suspended in a tertiary nitrogenbase such as pyridine or in an organic solvent containing a basic compound such as sodium carbonate or thimethylamine as acid acceptor or in an aqueous solution containing a substance which will react with the liydrohalide' acid formed dur ing the reaction and prevent it from interfering with the reaction.

H drolysis of the resulting compounds to com vert the group to R'0- to Ho can be enacted over a Wide range (if conditions. The temperat ture for the hydrolysis may range from: about to C. with the preferred temperatures being between 50 and 100 C. but this ma vary with the nature of the compound being hydrolyzed. Sodium hydroxide at a concentration of approximately 10% and in slight molecular excess, usually about 1 mol, is preferred. Other alkaline hydrolyzing agents including potassium hydroxide, barium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide, trimethylbenzylammonium hydroxide or other quaternary hydroxides, ammonia and the like may also be used. Conversion of the group R'O, to H0-, can also be effected by hydrolysis under acidic conditions using hydrochloric 3 acid, sulfuric acid or other known acid hydrolyzing agents.

The time for completion of the hydrolysis depends on several factors including temperature, concentration of the hydrolyzing agent, nature of the compounds, etc. Using, for example, sodium hydroxide at 10 concentration and at a temperature of 75 to 95 C. the hydrolysis is completed in about one hour.

Although hydrolysis is usually conducted under essentially aqueous conditions, the water may be replaced in part or largely with Water miscible solvents such as alcohol. The presence of an inert water immiscible organic solvent in the reaction mixture is not precluded and, in fact, may offer advantages in some cases.

A distinct method of preparing the compounds of the present invention involves the use as starting material one of the known p-amino-benzenesulfonamidotriazines. This process involves diazotization of the p-amino-group on the benzene ring followed by decomposition of the diazo compound under carefully controlled conditions so that a" hydroxy group is formed. In general, the diazotization is carried out in the customary manner at to 25 C. in to 20% sulfuric acid using a slight excess of the theoretical amount of sodium nitrite. When the diazotization is complete the solution is heated to 50 to 80 C. to cause decomposition to take place. A flash decomposition carried out by passing the solution through a hot tube or through a steam gun is quite successful. A large excess of sulfuric acid may be used in the process, varying from 2 mols upwards. Decomposition is usually complete in to minutes at 80 C. Other acids such as hydrochloric, acetic, phosphoric and the like may, of course, be used to replace the sulfuric, if desired.

The invention will now be illustrated by the preparation of representative p-hydroxybenzenesulfonamidotriazine in the following example. All parts are by Weight unless otherwise indicated. .27 parts of 2-sulfanilamido-4,6-diamino-1,3,5-

triazine (Anderson, Faith, Marson, Winnek and R0b1in,'J. Am. Chem. S00. 64, 2902 (1942)) is Analysis calcd. for C9H1oO3NsS.2H2O2 o I H N s Calculated 34.0 444 26.4 10.1 Found:

In accordance with the above methods, other p-hydroxybenzenesulfonamido triazine may be prepared, such as:

N (5 phenyl 6 phenylimino 1,3,5 triazin- 2-yl) -l-phenol-4-sulfonamide N (5,6 diphenyl 1,2,4 triazin 3 yl) lphenol-4-sulfonamide N (4 piperidyl 6 methyl 1,3,5 triazin 2- yl) -1-phenol-4-su1fonamide N (4 hydroxy 6 phenyl 1,3,5 triazin 2- dissolved in 540 parts by volume of 1.3 N sulfuric acid; The mixture is cooled to 5 C. and a solution of 1 N sodium nitrite is added dropWise until a permanent spot on starch-potassium iodide test paper is obtained. Aboutone mole equivalent of nitrite is absorbed. The mixture is allowed to warm slowly to room temperature and then added Slowly to 300 parts of hot water (approx. C.).

It is then heated until all of the diazo is derjeprecipitated from alkaline solution with the aid of decolorizing charcoal and sodium hydrosulfite. The product obtained, N'-(4,6-diamino-l,3,5-triazin-Z-yl) -1-phenol-4-sulfonamide, does not melt below 350 C.

yl) -l-phenol-4-sulfonamide 2,4 di(4 hydroxybenzenesulfonamido) phenyl-1,3,5-triazine using as intermediate. the appropriate sulianilamidotriazines.

The above compounds and others can also be prepared by the hydrolysis of the para-acyloxybenzenesulfonamidotriazines as mentioned in the above specification.

What we claim is:

1. Compounds having the general formula:

where Triz is a 1,3,5-triazinyl radical being attached to the amide nitrogen by a carbon atom of the triazinyl ring, and salts of such compounds.

2. N (4,6 diamino 1,3,5 triazin 2 yl)- 1-phenol-4-sulfonamide.

3. In the process of preparing N-(4,6-diamino- 1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-1-phenol-4-sulfonamide the steps which comprises diazotizing N (4,6 diamino 1,3,5 triazin 2 yl) sulfanilamide, decomposing the resultant cliazo compound at a temperature below C. and recovering the N (4,6 diamino 1,3,5 triazin 2 yl) .1- phenol-4-sulfonamide. a

Y MARTIN E. HULTQUIST; H

ALOYSIUS J. BRYANT 1 Administrator of Estate of Yellapragada Subba- Row, deceased.

Billon Biologic Medicale, vol. 27, Supplement, 1936, p. 84.

Kermack et al.: J. Chem. Soc., London (1939). Pp. 608-610.

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1. COMPOUNDS HAVING THE GENERAL FORMULA: 